LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

leucōps

leucōps f (genitive leucopsis)
Classical[ˈɫɛu̯.koːps]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛːu̯.kops]

Meaning

  1. New Latinwhite face (attributive)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeleucōpsleucopsēs
genitiveleucopsisleucopsum
dativeleucopsīleucopsibus
accusativeleucopsemleucopsēs
ablativeleucopseleucopsibus
vocativeleucōpsleucopsēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewkós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*leukós
  4. Ancient Greek λευκός(leukós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ókʷs
  7. Proto-Hellenic*ókʷs
  8. Ancient Greek ὤψ(ṓps)
  9. Latinleucōps

From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “appearance, face”).

Quick answers

What does leucōps mean in Latin?
leucōps, a noun, means “white face (attributive)”.
What is the genitive of leucōps?
The genitive singular is leucopsis. leucōps is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce leucōps?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫɛu̯.koːps]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlɛːu̯.kops].
Where does leucōps come from?
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- → Proto-Indo-European *lewkós → Proto-Hellenic *leukós → Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós) → Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs → Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs → Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps) → Latin leucōps.